I am Roman Catholic and made my Confirmation, a rite of passage into adulthood in the church, at the age of fifteen. The following year, I began volunteering at the church by teaching CCD (religious education). Since then, and up until this very day, I have taught fourth grade in the program, with the exception of one year when I taught the first grade (although this was short-lived since teaching six year-olds is a task for superheroes). I chose to volunteer my time by teaching because I genuinely enjoy the subject matter. When I first started, I admit that I was skeptical of my ability to effectively teach these children, but found that it came to me with ease. In addition, I discovered that I truly enjoyed teaching because nothing is better than the look on a child’s face when they reach a point of true understanding. Although I very much enjoyed my time in the classroom, I decided to pursue a career in pharmacy at the university due to the bright career prospects, high salary, and desire to please my mother by ensuring a steady, lifelong job. For two years, I took prerequisite classes for the pharmacy program. As time passed, I grew increasingly unhappy with my decision and no longer looked forward to going to school every day. One morning at the end of March during my sophomore year, I woke up and decided that I had had enough. I went straight to my advisor’s office and made the arrangements to change my major. I decided to pursue a career in education, which was what I had wanted to do all along. I am grateful for the opportunity that the pharmacy program at URI had afforded me, but when I realized that it was no longer the right choice for me, I decided to focus on what I really truly love, and that is a decision that I will never regret.